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Ferrari’s 1967 Can-Am Beauty

Cars

"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] The Canadian-American challenge was a spectacular formula. Running from 1966 until the oil crisis of '74 scuppered the fun, there were no limits on engine size, aerodynamics or aspiration. Along with Group B rally, which came "

Las Vegas Car Culture, 1958

Cars Culture

" Regular Influx devotees will realise that we spend a righteous amount of time scouring the World Wide Web for vintage images that reflect car culture down the ages in order to share their beauty. It's an addictive, time-consuming pursuit but "

The Art of the Car (dboard)

Cars Culture

" [gallery link="file" orderby="title"] Italy-based British artist Chris Gilmour has to be one of the most meticulous cardboard engineers in the world. His renderings of everything from a ’32 Ford Hotrod to the classic Cinquecento – and from a Vespa scooter "

Crowd Sourced Cars?

Cars

" It has worked for software and t-shirts, but could 'crowdsourcing' work for something as tangible as a motor car? Massachusetts based enterprise Local Motors would certainly like us to think so. In case you've never heard of it before crowdsourcing "

See the Toyota FT-86 at Geneva

Cars

" It's comfornting to know that there's a new hot launch on the way that's not either stratospheric and ridiculous (think Aston 177, or Lexus LFA) or pious and overly eco-righteous (think almost everything else). Next month's Geneva salon may contain more "

CSL Heaven

Cars

" Talk about a green car. Every now and then we like to post pictures that make you fall in love with the idea of moving fast along a well-tarmaced road. The CSL is the epitome of cool German design. Lightweight, "

Nudie Cohn Rocks!

People

" Well, he may have made the kicking-est Country and Western suits this side of the Rockies, but we really dig the way Nudie Cohn kitted out his Caddies in appropriate style. Known for dressing luminaries such as Elvis Presley and "

New (Favourite) Porsche Turbo

Cars

" OK: so it goes without saying that the Porsche Turbo is probably the most iconic performance car brand in Automotive history. So, when the company releases a new edition of the Turbo, it's going to cause waves. The 2010 Turbo S, "

Now Maserati Rock Ice

Cars Culture

" Ok, so you're about to bin your Corolla, you can't get an extension to your mortgage to build that third bedroom you so desperately need, and you're working out how your favourite Premiership side is going to last the season "

Lockheed Martin MULE

Culture

" War: what is it good for? Absolutely Nothing. Unless, of course, you happen to own a technology company, that is. Then, the war-like future could well be bright. Sadly, it’s difficult to deny the fact that the military-industrial complex "

Porsche 909 Bergspyder

Cars

" Every manufacturer of performance cars is obsessed with power-weight ratio. You don't have to be a physics professor to realize why. If you take away the adornments of luxury and concentrate all efforts on optimizing performance you’ll give yourself "

LA Crash

Cars Culture

" No city in the world is more geared toward the motor car than Los Angeles. It's a commonplace to discuss the fact that the vast majority of Angelino interactions take place through the windows of a car; that no one "

Hip to Be Square?

Cars

" Sometimes sophisticated industrial processes are over-rated. Sure, we love the hand-wrought curve of fine steel wrapped around a frame and some rolling gear. But luscious curves  alone do not a cool motor make. The Americans, in particular, have always known "